Tag: Greece
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Greek shipping magnates, the Martinos brothers, involved in Russian oil trading through Malta
The Greek shipping magnates, the Martinos brothers, are using Malta to register their shipping companies and flag their vessels, which are involved in the Russian oil trade. The Greek shipping magnate, Andreas Martinos, who owns the Minerva Marine shipping company, is using the Maltese-flag for a series of oil tankers buying Russian oil. On the…
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The Martinos family with Minerva Marine Group are buying Russian oil with Maltese-flagged ships
The family of oil-tankers called Minerva are owned by the Minerva Marine Group, a Greek multi-national shipping conglomerate that is owned by Andreas Martinos and his family. Forbes lists his net worth up to $1.8 billion. The Minerva oil tankers are carrying Maltese flags. Industry sources have confirmed with us that Alkagesta, which is currently…
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Malta U21 fall to Greece in UEFA European Championship Qualifier
The Malta Under-21 National Team endured a challenging start to their UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying campaign, falling to a 5-0 defeat against Greece on Tuesday evening at the Centenary Stadium, Ta’ Qali. Greece began the match with high intensity, pressing Malta from the outset. Georgios Koutsias registered the game’s first effort after turning sharply…
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Malta U21 final squad announced for UEFA EURO qualifier against Greece
Malta Under-21 National Team head coach Davide Mazzotta has confirmed his final 22-man squad ahead of the team’s opening match in the UEFA EURO U21 Qualifiers against Greece. The match will take place on Tuesday, 9th September 2025, at the Centenary Stadium, Ta’ Qali, with kick-off scheduled for 19:00hrs. This fixture marks the first of…
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Southern Europe wildfires: Spain records third death, Greece pushes back flames near Patras
Southern Europe’s wildfire emergency deepened on Thursday as Spain confirmed its third fatality this week, while Greece reported progress in battling a major blaze that had threatened its third-largest city, Patras. Spanish authorities said a 37-year-old volunteer firefighter died after sustaining severe burns in the northwestern Castile and León region. His death brings the national…
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Turkish military convoys enter Syria: unconfirmed reports Turkey will install anti-air defence
Yesterday night, Turkish military convoys entered Syria through the north-west of the country and the Bab al-Salamah crossing. The military convoys where cheered by residents as they drove through Syrian towns. Unconfirmed press reports state that Turkey will be installing the Turkish Hisar anti-air defence systems in several Syrian bases including the Tiyas Air Base…
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Malta suspected of trading Russian oil outside of its waters
Ship-to-shop oil transfers outside Maltese waters have spiked up following a crackdown by Greek authorities that pushed out Russian oil ship-to-sip transfers outside of its waters. Following the crackdown by Greece, the ship-to-ship oil statistics have been transferred to Malta. See the chart in this article. Lately, I have recieved several reports of irregular oil…
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Wolfgang Schäuble: the uncompromising face of Germany
When Greek Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis asked German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble whether he would have accepted the proposed deal for Greece as the receiving Finance in Varoufakis’ position, Minister, Schäuble hesitated briefly but then provided a straightforward answer, saying “no.” This story is extensively recounted in Varoufakis’ memoirs from his time as Greece’s Finance…
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Wolfgang Schäuble: the uncompromising face of Germany
When Greek Finance Minister Yannis Varoufakis asked German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble whether he would have accepted the proposed deal for Greece as the receiving Finance in Varoufakis’ position, Minister, Schäuble hesitated briefly but then provided a straightforward answer, saying “no.” This story is extensively recounted in Varoufakis’ memoirs from his time as Greece’s Finance…
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Now, we have an Acting Prime Minister
Coincidentally, soon after I uploaded my post about Robert Abela leaving the Islands for Greece on holiday without appointing an Acting Prime Minister, a notice of the appointment was issued. It is also surprising that Robert Abela is appointing his Deputy-Prime Minister, Chris Ferne as Acting Prime Minister as previously Robert Abela used to prefer…
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Dear Leader is off to Greece
Earlier this morning, Robert Abela left Ragusa for Greece on his boat. He will be spending two weeks on holiday and as usual, hasn’t appointed an Acting Prime Minister. He has been going on multiple holidays every year as Prime Minister, often with his boat. Currently, Malta is currently going through various crises including the…
